Friends of Bourbon Street shooting suspect Trung Le call him a hero. Meanwhile, Le’s attorney said the New Orleans Police Department and the District Attorney’s Office are hiding evidence.

Friends of Bourbon Street shooting suspect Trung Le call him a hero. Meanwhile, Le’s attorney said the New Orleans Police Department and the District Attorney’s Office are hiding evidence.

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Updated: 6:27 PM CDT Aug 27, 2014

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WEBVTT away from me. 'did your friendshoot first and open fire?' gettheaway from me man, i'm tellingyou!"EMOTIONS WERE HIGH AT CRIMINALCOURT TODAY--AS THE MAN INVESTIGATORS BELIEVEOPENED FIRE ON BOURBONSTREET IN JUNE-- PLEADED NOTGUILTY.TRUNG LE'S FRIENDS SAY THE21-YEAR-OLD IS A "HERO" AND ISINNOCENT.REPORTER TRAVERS MACKEL WAS INCOURT TODAY DURINGLE'S HEARING... AND TRAVERS,MUCH OF THE TESTIMONY WASEXPLOSIVE.Shot 4 times on bourbon streetback in June, Robert Benvenutitold aShot 4 times on bourbon streetback in June, Robert Benvenutitold ajudge at criminal court that hisfriend, Trung Le, is a hero foropeningfire on the city's most famousstreet and engaging in a gunfight.Le's lawyer also used the termhero, saying his client acted inselfdefense when he shot first...Martin Reagan claims a piece ofunseen video will show anunidentified male engaged Le andhis friends on the night where10 peoplewere shot.An allegation lead prosecutorLaura Cannizzaro Rodrigue andNOPDdetectives repeatedly denied incourt. Cannizzaro Rodrigue hadLe'sfriends admit on the stand theywere drinking heavily and usingmarijuana on the night inquestion ... And we're notcooperative withcops after the incident.We tried to tAlk to le's friend,justin odom, first identified bycopscase - what happened ...SCOTT AD-LIBS THANKSLE'S NEXT HEARING IS SET FORSEPTEMBER 11th--- THAT'SWHEN DEFENSE ATTORNEYS WILLAGAIN ASK A JUDGE WILL ASKTO LOWER HIS BOND.

Friends, attorney call Bourbon Street shooting suspect a 'hero'

Friends of Bourbon Street shooting suspect Trung Le call him a hero. Meanwhile, Le’s attorney said the New Orleans Police Department and the District Attorney’s Office are hiding evidence.